shop owner o'neil kidwell says mclelland was looking at weapons, not for himself, but to recommend tohe had no concern for himself. >> reporter: today, mclelland and his wife cynthia will be laid to rest. >> the world will never, ever be the same without them. cynthia, my sister, i'll see you on the other side. >> reporter: at a public memorial thursday, friends and family honored the couple, their last moments spent together. >> they loved each other. and there was no other way they would have wanted to go. >> reporter: outside the service, heavy security. kaufman county on edge since the mclellands were killed last week, and chief prosecutor mark hasse was gunned down two months ago. >> these are truly direct attacks on the core of our civil society. >> reporter: the new interim d.a. speaking publicly for the first time since taking office. >> we're unnerved a little bit, but we're going to stick to our oaths, and we're showing up to work every single day to fulfill that oath, serve this community. >> reporter: a community in mourning, now hunting for a killer or killers. >> chase '